Instagram Live Conversation with Prof. Sajjad Rizvi
On Monday, May 4, I will discuss with Prof. Sajjad Rizvi (Exter) my ongoing research related to the global history of the Iranian Revolution: “How…
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New Article: “Casting aside the Clutches of Conjecture: the Striving for Religious Certainty at Aligarh”
What motivated the famous North Indian Muslim modernist Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan (d. 1898) and his associates? My new article in “Islamic Law and Society”…
Zoom-Discussion on “Authoritarianism and Corona” (in German) on April 29
Das Lob der harten Hand: Sind autoritäre Regime in der Bewältigung der Corona-Krise effektiver? Ist ein autoritäres Durchgreifen in der Corona-Pandemie effektiver? Auf den ersten…
“In a Pure Muslim Land” featured on Jadaliyya
The “New Text Out Now” (Newton) project run by Jadaliyya has given me the opportunity to reflect a bit on how In a Pure Muslim…
New Review of “In a Pure Muslim Land” by Prof. Karen Ruffle (U of Toronto)
Prof. Ruffle writes: “In a Pure Muslim Land makes a major contribution to the study of Pakistani Shiʿism. Fuchs’ presentation of these difficult-to-access sources mirrors…
New Journal Article: “Legalised Pedigrees: Sayyids and Shiʿi Islam in Pakistan”
My latest article is out in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society: “Legalised Pedigrees: Sayyids and Shiʽi Islam in Pakistan” is part of a…
The Return of the Mahdi
Who is the mahdi, an important and intriguing figure in Islamic eschatology? And what is supposed to happen upon his return? I had the pleasure…
Two New Reviews of “In a Pure Muslim Land. Shi’ism between Pakistan and the Middle East”
Two new reviews of my book are in. Sarthak Choudhury writes in the Indian newspaper Business Standard the book “could not have been published at…
Book Launch of “In a Pure Muslim Land” in Pakistan
The book launch for Pakistan of In a Pure Muslim Land. Shi’ism between Pakistan and the Middle East will take place at the Afkar-e Taza…
New Article: “Reclaiming the Citizen: Christian and Shi‘i Engagements with the Pakistani State”
My latest article has now been published in the Journal South Asia. The abstract gives you a brief idea of my arguments: At first glance,…